Young Justice Watches Death Battle

Episode 21: Thor VS Raiden (EMH VS MK8/9)

Everyone watched the screen as the Zeta Tube suddenly lit up. From the platform, a man in a red and gold costume with a white cape stepped into the room. Seeing the others, he smiled and waved.

Recognized: Captain Marvel A05

The teens and several adults blinked in confusion at the arrival of the kid turned champion. They were still getting used to knowing Captain Marvel was a kid.

"Hey! What are all of you guys doing here? Did I forget it was game night again?" His eyes drifted to the Dark Knight. "Batman, you finally got invited. That's great!"

Diana blinked. "Uh, not really, Marv... Billy."

Marvel sighed. "Come on, Wonder Woman. Are you still on that? I said I was sorry."

"Uh, hey, Captain," waved Robin.

"Sup, Robin. So, what are you all doing if it's not game night?"

"Shouldn't you be telling us why you're here first?" asked Artemis. "Isn't it already past your curfew?

"I'll have you know my curfew is at nine since school is still out, so I'm not in trouble." Marvel continued walking to the kitchen, opening one of the cabinets and munching on some cereal. "We're kinda low on snacks at the house right now." He gestured to them in the living room. "So..?"

The teens shared looks with the adults.

"I'm cool with it," shrugged Conner.

"Uh," Oliver began. "It's more of a movie night sorta thing."

"Really? Cool." Marvel made a snack bowl for himself before walking to a seat. "What are we watching?"

Zatanna raised a brow. "You want to join us?"

"It's a bit violent," countered Megan.

Marvel shrugged. "So? You guys are letting Robin stay, and he's only a few years older than me."

"True. You've probably seen worse in horror movie trailers. You should be fine. The fight is animated, after all," defended Artemis.

None of the adults were either his parent or his mentor, so they didn't have any say on what he can or can't watch.

Bruce seemed neutral on the situation. Oliver was okay with it. Clark was reluctant. Dinah was neutral, knowing that watching violent media doesn't cause violent behavior. They all looked at the tie-breaking hero.

Diana pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. "You can watch it with us if you want, but you must follow your guardian's curfew."

"Sweet!" Marvel pumped a fist in the air and got comfortable with a fistful of chips.

"On with the show, I guess." Wally pressed play for the last episode of Death Battle for today. After they mentioned Netflix again, the video started playing, showing two men fighting each other while they controlled lightning all over the area.

(Cues Invader - Jim Johnston)

"The gods of thunder might be eternal, but in a Death Battle, only one can leave the ring alive."

"The mighty Thor, Prince of Asgard..."

"...and Lord Raiden, defender of Earthrealm."

The room was both interested and excited to see them introduce gods of other pantheons. While Kratos was possibly justified in his crusade against his extended family, they would like to see more benevolent gods.